adult sea otter | spring or summer | | 15-150 seconds | its thick fur for insulation | 3 years | sea otter | west coast of Canada | Enhydra lutris | well | | | sea urchins, mussels, crabs, limpets, snails, fish | | on land | about 8 years | | loutre de mer | flat stone as an anvil for pounding mussel shells to open them | | all winter | rusty red, brown, almost black, usually paler on the throat, chest and head | | | | the sea, off rocky reefs, islets and coasts | on it back in patches of kelp | killer whale | |
baby sea otter | | at birth | | | | sea otter | west coast of Canada | Enhydra lutris | at birth | 1.5-2 kg at birth | | | 500-635 mm at birth | | about 8 years | teeth at birth | loutre de mer | flat stone as an anvil for pounding mussel shells to open them | the shore and immediately carried to the sea by its mother | | | | 7-8 months after it has learned to swim and dive for food | 2 months | the sea, off rocky reefs, islets and coasts | | killer whale | at birth |